Caleb Nickerson FORT COULONGE Oct. 12, 2017 On Thursday, over 65 people came out to the Maison de la Famille du Pontiac (MFP) in Fort Coulonge for a dinner to raise money for Centraide Outaouais. In total the event brought

Caleb Nickerson PORTAGE DU FORT Oct. 10, 2017 With the local elections fast approaching, an organization that supports arts and culture in the region presented 17 proposals for local candidates at the Stone School Gallery in Portage du Fort on

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Oct. 12, 2017 A fundraising event held in July by Shawville Ford netted the local R.A. over $2,000. For every participant that took a test drive at the dealership on July 8, Ford donated $20 towards a

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 10, 2017 On Oct. 10 the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum with the five candidates running for warden of MRC Pontiac at the R.A. Hall in Campbell’s Bay. The event brought out an

Caleb Nickerson PORTAGE DU FORT Oct. 18, 2017 A local business person is looking to become mayor of Portage du Fort with the aim of eliminating the village’s water woes. Nicole Thompson came to the Pontiac 38 years ago and

Caleb Nickerson PORTAGE DU FORT Oct. 18, 2017 The current mayor of Portage du Fort is seeking re-election and hopes to keep serving her community as she has done for nearly a decade. Lynne Cameron has been a resident of

Caleb Nickerson QUEBEC CITY Oct. 11, 2017 On Oct. 11, Pontiac MNA André Fortin was sworn in as Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification during a provincial cabinet shuffle in Quebec City. The move came as a surprise

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Oct. 4, 2017 A Canadian Forces veteran travelling across Canada to raise awareness for first-responders and other veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) passed through Shawville on Oct. 4. Trevor Sanderson was a soldier with the

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 3, 2017 At the council of mayors meeting on Oct. 3, executives from Fibre Pontiac gave a progress report on the Biomass Conversion Centre (CVB), an initiative they hope will re-launch the region’s forestry industry.

Caleb Nickerson SHEENBORO Oct. 2, 2017 On Oct. 2, a public consultation was hosted by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) at the Parish Hall in Sheenboro on the subject of a proposed storage facility for radioactive material across the